James (Augustine Aloysius) 1882–1941, Irish novelist. William (“Lord Haw-Haw”) 1906–46, U.S. and English Nazi propagandist in Germany. a female or male given name: from a French word meaning “joy.”. Contemporary Examples Alexander McQueen’s Haunting World Robin Givhan April 10, 2011 James Joyce’s Grandson Stephen and Literature’s Most Tyrannical Estate Gordon Bowker June 13, 2012 James […]

William Thomson, 1st Baron, 1824–1907, English physicist and mathematician. (lowercase) the basic unit of temperature in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be approximately 1/273 of the triple point of water. Abbreviation: K. Thermodynamics. noting or pertaining to an absolute scale of temperature (Kelvin scale) in which the degree intervals are equal […]

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